Ireland vs Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary
Ireland
43.6%
in 2010
Korea
62.4%
in 2010
Ireland rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary over time
- Ireland
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 62.4% against 43.6% in Ireland, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 144 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Korea |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 7.8% | 2.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 10.7% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 17.6% | 1.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 35.9% | 5.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 62.4% | 18.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary, Ireland or Korea?
- Korea, at 62.4% against 43.6% in Ireland as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary between Ireland and Korea?
- 18.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Ireland and Korea rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary?
- Ireland ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of population age 30-34 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary